GUEST,pdc. I know of no other country that has a "Pledge Of Allegiance" however China starts their children on Chairman Mao's teachings by age 5. At home, children witness their families being called out every morning to exercise "for the good of the state". Children in most countries learn their National Anthem without having a clue as to what the words mean - and so they mangle them badly.

I am confused. Is your onjection to the teaching of patriotism (done in all countries) or the Pledge itself?